Ian Thorogood
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and coach (1936–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Ian Thorogood
| image =
| fullname = Ian Albert Thorogood
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|8|25|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|3|19|1936|08|25}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = Melbourne thirds
| height = 183 cm
| weight = 83 kg
| position = Half back flank
| guernsey = 26
| statsend = 1962
| coachstatsend = 1977
| years1 = 1957–1962
| club1 = {{AFL Mel}}
| games_goals1 = 93 (1)
| coachyears1 = 1976–1977
| coachclub1 = {{AFL Car}}
| coachgames_wins1 = 44 (29–14–1)
| careerhighlights = *Melbourne premiership player 1957, 1959, 1960
- Waverley premiership captain-coach, 1965
}}
Ian Albert Thorogood (25 August 1936 – 19 March 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played and coached in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|642}}
Biography
Thorogood played for Melbourne, including three premiership teams. In 1963, he went to the Waverley Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, and he coached the club to its sole Division 1 premiership in 1965. He was also responsible for giving the club its nickname, the Panthers.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|page=45|author=Scot Palmer|date=10 May 1963|title=Panthers are snarling}} He moved on to become assistant coach of South Melbourne in 1970.
He joined the Carlton Football Club as assistant coach in 1976, but took over the senior coaching position when John Nicholls resigned at the beginning of the season. He coached the club for the 1976 and 1977 seasons.
Thorogood died at age 82 on 19 March 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019-03-19/former-coach-thorogood-passes|title= Former coach Thorogood passes|last=De Bolfo|first=Tony|date=19 March 2019|access-date=20 March 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables | I/Ian_Thorogood }}
- [http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Ian+Thorogood Profile] at Blueseum
- [http://demonwiki.org/Ian+Thorogood Profile] at Demonwiki
{{1957 Melbourne premiership players}}
{{1959/60 Melbourne dual premiership players}}
{{Carlton Football Club coaches}}
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Category:Carlton Football Club coaches
Category:Melbourne Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Waverley Football Club players
Category:Melbourne Football Club premiership players
Category:VFL/AFL premiership players
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